Shloka 6
यद् यद्धि व्याक्षिपद् युद्धे पाण्डवो<5स्त्रजिघांसया । तत् तदस्त्रं महेष्वासो द्रोणपुत्रो व्यशातयत्,रणभूमिमें पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुन अश्वत्थामाके अस्त्रोंको नष्ट करनेके लिये जो-जो अस्त्र चलाते थे, महाधनुर्धर द्रोणपुत्र अश्वत्थामा उनके उस-उस अस्त्रको काट गिराता था
yad yaddhi vyākṣipad yuddhe pāṇḍavo 'strajighāṃsayā | tat tadastraṃ maheṣvāso droṇaputro vyaśātayat ||
যুদ্ধে পাণ্ডব অর্জুন শত্রুর অস্ত্র নষ্ট করার অভিপ্রায়ে যে-যে অস্ত্র নিক্ষেপ করত, মহাধনুর্ধর দ্রোণপুত্র সেই-সেই অস্ত্রকে কেটে নিষ্ফল করে দিত।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, in war, technical mastery and timely countermeasures can nullify even powerful attacks. Ethically, it also reflects the grim momentum of combat: intent (jighāṃsā) and skill combine to intensify violence, reminding readers that prowess in arms does not by itself resolve the deeper moral tragedy of war.
Sañjaya describes a duel-like exchange: Arjuna launches various astras to destroy or overcome the opponent’s weaponry, but Aśvatthāmā, famed as Droṇa’s son and a great archer, cuts down each incoming missile, preventing Arjuna’s weapons from taking effect on the battlefield.